Landlord’s unconditional written consent – what does this amount to in context?

Forest Bio Products Ltd v Forever Fuels Ltd [2013] CSIH 103 (Lady Smith, Lady Dorrian and Sheriff Principal RA Dunlop QC)

We summarise this Scottish case in brief to raise awareness and because it raises an interesting issue of construction of the term ‘unconditional written consent’ as used in a definition of ‘Landlord’s Consent’ in the context of the assignment of a tenant’s interest in a commercial lease.